BEN DAVIES

How does it feel, knowing you’ve helped Wales to qualify for their first ever Euros? We said for a while before this campaign that it was probably our best chance, with at least two teams qualifying per group. We’re a good bunch of players and have picked up some good results. It was a bit strange to be backing ourselves for a change, rather than being underdogs, so hopefully we can do ourselves justice at the tournament.

Will no longer being underdogs change how other teams look at Wales? Yeah, I think people will definitely look at us differently. It’s a big statement when you get two results against the best team in the world, Belgium, as we did in qualifying by drawing away and winning at home. I’m sure there are probably a few teams in the tournament who don’t want to play us.

What are Wales’ aims for the tournament? Do you have any particular targets? Not really. We haven’t discussed it yet. We’ll have objectives in our head of how well we can do, but I think we have to take each game as it comes and see how things go.

What did you make of the draw? I think it was pretty inevitable that we would get England [laughs]. We can’t wait to play that game in Lens and it is going to be an unbelievable day, for sure. These are the sort of matches you want to be involved in – matches that you are going to remember for the rest of your life. Hopefully we can make June 16 memorable for all the right reasons as far as Wales are concerned.

Dele Alli recently told Fourfourtwo that you’re the most intelligent player at Spurs, because you’re always reading books. What sort of books do you read, and will you be taking any with you to France? [Laughs] I wouldn’t say I’m always reading! I like sports biographies, but I’ll read a bit of anything, really. I can pick up anything and get into it. I’m not sure if I’ll take any books to France; it depends if we’re sharing rooms. If we are, I won’t get too much peace!

“Getting two results against the best team in the world, as we did, is a big statement”